Well-bred Fruit (for the Maritime Climate)

摘要

Set near the Puget Sound in northern Washington, the Fruit Garden was created by the Western Washington Fruit Research Foundation (WWFRF) at Washington State University's Mount Vernon Research Center. The garden is intended to serve visiting fruit enthusiasts who want to be "Growing Great Fruit!" (as conveyed in the WWFRF's logo). Designed in 1997, the Fruit Garden has a formal layout featuring broad allees with long view corridors ending in large walnut trees as focal points. Broad pathways permit both large equipment and crowds to circulate freely throughout the garden. Narrow secondary paths allow for a slower and more intimate interaction with the various edibles. Strolling down rows of apple trees collected from around the world is like stepping into the Garden of Eat'in. This seven-acre garden offers an alluring exploration of 172 fruit varieties and 571 fruiting trees and bushes, among them sixteen different green and red strains of the 'Gravenstein' apple—the most complete collection in the world.